Flechse

== German == === Alternative forms === Flachse (Austria, Bavaria) === Etymology === 16th century, of unknown origin. Widely assumed to be from an underlying *Flechtsehne (literally “wattle-sinew, braid-sinew”), from flechten + Sehne; but this is neither attested nor entirely clear semantically. Derivation from Latin flexus (“bent, bending”) is usually dismissed, though it should be noted that the earliest attestation of 1564 is spelt with -x-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛksə/ === Noun === Flechse f (genitive Flechse, plural Flechsen) (now rare or regional) sinew, especially of an animal Synonym: Sehne ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Flechse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Flechse” in Duden online “Flechse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, Neubearbeitung (A–F).